Create your own burlap bag

Do you want a one-of-a-kind, authentic Guatemalan experience that supports local communities, guided by local Guatemalans while getting off the beaten path?

Inquire about a Burlap Bag workshop

Inquire about a Burlap Bag Workshop

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Burlap Bag Workshop

Coffee Tour

Introduction to Coffee Cupping & Brewing

Peanut Butter Making Workshop

Pepian Cooking Class

Textile Bag Workshop

Iron Sculpting Workshop

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Thank you for your interest in an experience with De la Gente! Since each of our tours and workshops are with local community members, we need to check their availability before we can confirm yours. A member of our tourism staff will contact you soon to let you know about our availability and confirm you tours, dates, and times. If you have any additional questions, do not hesitate to send an email to tours@dlgcoffee.org or give us a call at (502) 5585-4450. Thanks Again,De la Gentewww.dlgcoffee.org | tours@dlgcoffee.org | US: +1 617-963-0962 | GT: +502 7834-0142

About the artisans: Angelica, Delia and Cristina are sisters, and the daughters of Daniel, a farmer in the San Miguel Escobar coffee cooperative. Angelica started her business by utilizing her father's old coffee bags and was able to expand her business to include more seamstresses. Her original tote design has become a popular style throughout Guatemala.

De la Gente offers community tourism as a way to create a real cultural experience by encouraging interaction between visitors and local Guatemalans, as well as to supplement income for the farmers and artisans. While De la Gente takes a small portion of the cost of the workshop to cover administrative costs, the vast majority goes directly to the family. All money from the sales of additional bags bought from the seamstresses remains with the family. With the additional money from tourism the families are able to invest in education for their children, healthcare for themselves and their family, housing, and nutrition. Community Tourism - Changing Lives

* Please note: for all cancellations less than 24 hours before the tour, we ask that participants pay 50% of the price to compensate the farmer/artisan for his/her time that he/she had scheduled for the tour/workshop. For example, if a tour is scheduled for 9 am the farmer will go to the plaza to wait for the tourists rather than going to his field, which he would typically do around 5 am. By not showing up, you have not only caused a loss of income (from the tour) for the farmer, but you have also caused a loss of productivity for the day. Please be considerate.